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Cottage
/ˈkɒtɪdʒ/ · noun · vulgar
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Cottage In A Sentence
Origin & Usage
Polari and gay slang of mid-20th-century Britain; 'cottage' for a public toilet used for sex, and 'cottaging', are documented by Paul Baker and reflect the lack of safe spaces under anti-gay laws and police entrapment.
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What does cottage mean in Polari?
It refers to a public toilet used as a place to meet for sex between men.
Why is the word presented as historical record?
Cottaging arose because gay men had almost no safe public spaces; many were entrapped and prosecuted, so the term is documented, not celebrated.
Where does the word cottage come from?
From the small, cottage-like design of many Victorian public toilets in Britain.
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